Scientific name: Alchemilla filicaulis Buser.
Diagnostic features
Plant small to medium.
Leaf-lobes (5)7(-9), rounded but with rather narrow apex, with sinuses between them toothed to base, with (9-)11(-13) incurved subacute teeth.
Basal sinus wide.
Lower part of stem, petioles and leaves with ± dense patent hairs.
Hypanthia glabrous or pubescent.
Note
Intermediates between the 2 sspp. occur in Scotland.
Key to the subspecies:
a. Upper part of stem, whole inflorescence and leaf upperside rather densely pubescent.
....................... Alchemilla filicaulis vestita.
b. Upper part of stem and whole inflorescence except hypanthia glabrous; leaf upperside rather sparsely pubescent
................... Alchemilla filicaulis filicaulis.
Note
This species belongs to the Alchemilla vulgaris L. aggregate (Lady's-mantle). The species in this aggregate are particularly critical. They are characterized by the general description:
Stems to 60(80)cm, often much less, decumbent to ascending.
Leaves up to 7(10)cm, often much less, simple, palmately lobed less than1/2 way to base, glabrous to densely pubescent.
Habitat: Damp rich grassland, woodland margins and rides, rock-ledges.
Distribution: Throughout most of Britain and Ireland but rare or absent in most of Southeast England. |
